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Global spread of microorganisms by ships

Gregory M. Ruiz, Tonya K. Rawlings, Fred C. Dobbs, Lisa A. Drake, T. Mullady, Anwarul Huq, Rita R. Colwell

Nature · 2000 · 587 citations · 5 references

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Ecological Roulette: The Global Transport of Nonindigenous Marine Organisms

James T. Cariton, Jonathan B. Geller · Science · 1993 · 1.6K citations

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Transport of toxic dinoflagellates via ships' ballast water:bioeconomic risk assessment and efficacy of possible ballast water management strategies

Marine Ecology Progress Series · 1998 · 300 citations · Full text

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International dissemination of epidemic Vibrio cholerae by cargo ship ballast and other nonpotable waters

Susan A. McCarthy, F. M. Khambaty · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1994 · 242 citations · Full text

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Shipping Study: The Role of Shipping in the Introduction of Non-indigenous Aquatic Organisms to the Coastal Waters of the United States (Other than the Great Lakes) and an Analysis of Control Options.

James T. Carlton, Donald Reid, Henry van Leeuwen · 1995 · 102 citations

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Protist transport via ballast water — biological classification of ballast tanks by food web interactions

Norbert Hülsmann · European Journal of Protistology · 1997 · 62 citations

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